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Obtenebration

Obtenebration \Ob*ten`e*bra"tion\, n. [L. obtenebrate to make dark.] The act of darkening; the state of being darkened; darkness.

In every megrim or vertigo, there is an obtenebration joined with a semblance of turning round.
--Bacon.

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obtenebration

n. (context obsolete English) The act of darkening; darkness.